QuizMe

1: How far in advance should you have a check-up with your doctor or a travel health clinic before you travel overseas?

At least three to four weeks

At least six to eight weeks

At least one to two weeks

2: Which common medical condition is also known as 'economy class syndrome'?

Heart attack

Altitude sickness

Pulmonary embolism

Deep vein thrombosis

3: Mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and dengue fever can be very serious. Which of the following is NOT an effective way to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes?

Wearing light-coloured, long-sleeved clothing when you're outdoors

Avoiding wearing perfumes or colognes

Trying to stay indoors during the middle of the day

Wearing an insect repellent containing DEET or picaridin

4: If you're in a country where the tap water may not be safe to drink, which of the following is likely to be the safest alternative drink?

A carbonated soft drink

A drink with ice in it

Reconstituted fruit juice

Milk

5: You may need to get a yellow fever vaccination if you are travelling to which continents?

North America and Africa

Asia and South America

Asia and Africa

South America and Africa

6: One way to lower your risk of traveller's diarrhoea is to eat only foods that follow the Four Ps rule. But what do the Ps in the rule stand for?

Pristine, purified, peelable or piping hot

eelable, pickled, purified or packaged

Peelable, packaged, purified or piping hot

7: One way to lower your risk of traveller's diarrhoea is to eat only foods that follow the Four Ps rule. But what do the Ps in the rule stand for?

Pristine, purified, peelable or piping hot

Peelable, pickled, purified or packaged

Peelable, packaged, purified or piping hot